Huangshan Mountain Hiking - Experience Close to Dying

Among the variety of strange sights in Huangshan Mountain , Cloud Sea is both a barrier and a lucky star. I believe, just these gather and scatter clouds passing through peaks continuously, which gives the intelligence and vitality to Yellow Mountain crowded with peaks and gullies.

According to the different directions, the Cloud Sea is generally divided into East Sea, South Sea, North Sea, West Sea and Heaven Sea, among which, the East Sea is located at east of Baie Peak and Xiandu Peak, here is deep and changeable, following the circumfluence of valley wind, the cloud rolls quickly, like terrifying waves, billowy; South Sea gathers at south of Tiandu Peak and Lianhua Peak which are the main peaks, the cloud sea here is wide, countless peaks immersed into the bottle of cloud sea, only the Zhusha Peak and Zishi Peak above the surface of cloud sea like the islands on sea; the West Sea mainly gathers at west of Danxia Peak and Feilai Peak, it is the most beautiful and deepest part in the Cloud Sea spot.

And the most miraculous North Sea is located at north of Danxia Peak and Shizi Peak. Owing to the complex geography here, airflow passing though peaks always comes across barriers, so shaping the rare circulation plexus valley breeze. Meanwhile, the cloud like waves ups and downs, rising, straining, circling and stretching, seems like the silver waves rowing in sky.

In one morning after snow, I left for Shizi Peak to shoot the sunrise in Cloud Sea in about 5:00 am. Shizi Peak is located at North Sea Spot, in the elevation of 1,690 meters, named because seemed like a procumbent male lion, is the best place to enjoy the cloud sea and sunrise.

When I climbed to Qingliang Platform at half of Shizi Peak, I saw large-scale Cloud Sea surging to me. I was so excited at that time, seemed I can hear my heart. You know, although the Cloud Sea always appears to Huangshan Mountain, I always miss it owing to various reasons. Such a chance must not be missed, this time I climbed to Shizi Peak I found a ideal position in front of me about 30 cm, without any thought I jumped down. Who knows, it almost lost my life there. Originally, when I hurried to get out, I forgot to wear the spikes.

Just right the freezing winter, the platform was icy, and I cannot control myself when I jumped to it. Luckily, my left foot was stopped by the stone guardrails before the cliff, or I cannot imagine what would happen to me.

In all my experiences, it was the most dangerous and stimulating one. When I just recovered and well-set the camera, only saw the large-scale Cloud Sea was slowly flowing among the white peaks, and the nearby stalagmite surrounded by the white cloud, like a beautiful girl wrapping white yarn, miraculous but cannot described by words…

Worth Visiting Huangshan Mountain in China

Though I enjoyed photography has been for decades, the obsession to Huangshan Mountain in recent 5 years. During the 5 years, I got in and out heaps of times, came across the bleak Huangshan Mountain, the shy mountain, and of course the gorgeous Huangshan Mountain…Reviewing the theme photography to Huangshan Mountain in these years, the most impressed was the winter in 2011. At that time, Huangshan Mountain had been snowed several times, but no one let me satisfy. Indeed, the mountain is difficult to shoot. But after the countless hopelessness, it finally opens its heart to me.

Not One Less

There is a popular word in China, when you have visited the most famous five mountains in China, you would have no interest to other mountain; when you have joined in Huangshan tour, you would have no interest to the most famous five mountains. Among the famous mountains, the beauty of Huangshan Mountain is preeminent and the number one.

Although I like photography very much, always was busy with working, I almost have no chance to shoot the famous view. Luckily, I live at the foot of Huangshan Mountain, so I have great chance to shoot the typical mountain. Make a general survey, the cameramen from home and abroad just focus on the several special spots, such as pine, stone, cloud, spring, etc. So, although the Huangshan Mountain is big enough, there are only several for the shooting points. Inadvertently, what you shoot is similar with others'.

So the photography of Huangshan Mountain is not easy as what you think. Firstly, I always climbed the every peaks and valleys, in order to find the beat camera site, and also consulted many materials about the weather and history of Huangshan Mountain in order to ascertain the temperament of it. In this process, what let me felt difficult is the changeable characteristic of Huangshan Mountain. Besides the different views in four seasons, every peak has its characteristic and special points, and its all views are different following your changeable positions. In one word, if you like to shoot the most beautiful Huangshan Mountain, you need the luck and effort.

For example, I always like to shot the beautiful autumn view of Huangshan Mountain, but never encounter to a good day. In the end of September, the foot of mountain is the early autumn, but the Huangshan Mountain had become the deep autumn. At one afternoon, I entered into the mountain with drizzling rain when I got information the weather of top of mountain was turning better. On the way, I also came across many cameramen like me all back, but I still unwilling to give up. When I arrived at the entrance of the West Sea Valley, what I found was the all views were enveloped by the heavy fog. Just wait, until about 6:00 pm, I thought it was a disappointed way. When I prepared to back to home, suddenly the cold wind puffed away some fog, the nearby peaks jumped into my sight like the dragonfly touch water. In a moment, the distant sky started to reveal a piece of light, and the cloud opened continuously, I hurried up to adjust the parameter of camera, and pressed down the button…